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Interview with Louvenia Barksdale - OH 325
Louvenia Delores Barksdale and Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
OH 325
This collection includes an interview of Louvenia D. Barksdale (1913-1990), who founded the Sickle Cell Foundation in 1974 (which was renamed the L.D. Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation in her honor). In this interview, Ms. Barksdale discusses her early life, education, and experience as an African American educator in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Ms. Barksdale also discusses her initial interest in sickle cell disease, the formation of her organization, the South Carolina Genetic Grant, the functions of the L.D. Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation (particularly testing, screening, transportation, and caring for the community), the difficulties of running the organization, donations from other organizations, the educational campaign about sickle cell disease, and the experience of sickle cell patients. She also describes the connection between her foundation and Dr. James R. Clark (a well-known sickle cell anemia expert from South Carolina).
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Interview with Freddie Barnes - OH 696
Freddie Barnes
OH 696
This interview with Freddie Barnes was conducted by Dr. George Garrison for his History of Emmett Scott High School project. Emmett Scott High School was the segregated high school for African Americans in the Rock Hill South Carolina School District. It was named for Emmett Scott a former aid to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 following the integration of the school system. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Rattlercats, students who started their education at Emmett Scott but moved with the integration to Rock Hill High School. These students still identified with Emmett Scott and attempted to have the alma mater, mascot, and the school colors altered to include tributes to Emmett Scott. To accomplish this the students walked out of school and marched down to the site of the closed Emmett Scott. Mr. Barnes discusses his involvement in the school walk-out and the experiences he had during integration. He details the struggle many students felt to remember the now closed school as well as fit in to their new school. Mr. Barnes’ class of 1970 is the first class to not attend Emmett Scott High School their freshman year.
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Interview with James Barnes - OH 708
James Barnes and Emmett Scott High School
OH 708
This interview was conducted by Dr. George garrison with James Barnes for Dr. Garrison’s project on the History of Emmett Scott High School. Emmett Scott was the segregated high school for African-Americans, which was named after Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, South Carolina schools. Mr. Barnes was born in Great falls, SC, but moved to Rock Hill when he was five years old. He attended Emmett Scott from the age of six until the fifth grade when his family moved to York, SC. The family returned to Rock Hill a few years later and Mr. Barnes attended Emmett Scott from the ninth grade until he graduated. In this interview, he discusses his family history that includes his great grandfather who was a slave, his experiences and recollections while attending Emmett Scott High School, his military career and fighting in World War II, and his experiences and recollections of the black community in Rock Hill, SC.
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Interview with Thelma Barnes
Thelma Barnes
OH 422
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with H. Barnstead
H. Barnstead
OH 420
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Gladys Talbert Barron
Gladys Talbert Barron
OH 117
IN PROCESSING
This interview focuses on Ms. Barron’s memories of Winthrop College including Winthrop uniforms, the Blue Line, Morning Watch, YWCA, SGA, departmental clubs, Fine Arts Series, college chaperones, famous guests, rules, the Daisy Chain, Junior-Senior dance and the college farm.
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Interview with Diana Barton
Diana Barton
OH 396
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church History
R. Conover Bartram
OH 076
IN PROCESSING
This is an edited tape of personal reminiscences used by R. Conover Bartram to compile "The History of the Church of St. Thaddeus" of Aiken, South Carolina. Subjects include the various ministers of the church, church services, and activities, architecture, and landscaping. Also included is some church music.
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Interview with Jacky Bayne
Jacky Crawford Bayne
Bayne, Jacky, 2003
In his October 27, 2003 interview with Kelly Mitchell, Jacky Bayne describes his experience overseas in the Vietnam War. He shares the stories of when he was wounded in Vietnam, his near death experiences associated with that, and his journey back to the United States. Bayne also explains how he met his wife and his recovery from his wounds. He concludes with what he did after the war and some of his special memories from his service. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Flonnie Shaw Bell - OH 269
Florence Irene Shaw Bell
OH 269
This interview discusses the Shaw family, especially the life of Florence Irene “Flonnie” Shaw Bell (1908-1986). Flonnie Shaw Bell mostly tells stories from her childhood in the Indian Land area of South Carolina. Through these stories she describes how she grew up and her family, including births in the family, deaths in the family, and her marriage. She also talks about her family at the time of the interview and all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren that she has.
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Interview with Sallie Bell
Sallie Bell
OH 460
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Peter Berg
Peter Berg
OH 242
In his December 1993 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Peter Berg detailed his part in the ‘60s radical movement and his more recent activities with the Planet Drum Foundation. Berg described his involvement in the Digger movement and environmental movement with bioregionalism at its core. He covered such topics as McCarthyism, the psychedelic movement and the drugs involved, guerilla theatre, San Francisco movements, the Black Liberation Movement, and the Diggers. Berg also discussed the Free Speech movement, bioregionalism, sexism, and homophobia. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Philip Berrigan
Philip Berrigan
OH 247
In his December 1992 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Philip Berrigan detailed his part in the ‘60s Radical Movement and his current aspirations. Berrigan, a former Catholic priest, told of his nonviolent actions that landed him in jail many times. He covered the topics of Jonah House, United States imperialism, the antiwar movement, his view on violence, underground life, prison life, and Vietnam. Berrigan also discussed his motivation for entering the antiwar movement, the reason for why the movement fell apart, and the sexism of the movement. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Nona Berry
Nona Berry
OH 415
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Sally Todd Bethea
Sally Todd Bethea
OH 015
Sally Todd Bethea’s 1974 interview with Freida C. Todd focuses on life at Winthrop in the late 1930s and includes why Ms. Bethea attended Winthrop, teacher training, dorm life, uniforms, gym, the dining hall, assemblies, clubs, campus restrictions, entertainment, classes, Winthrop Training School, bible class, orientation, Shelton Phelps, the Depression, the college farm and ice cream, and Saturday night dances. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
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Interview with Sophie Bigge
Sophie Bigge
OH 487
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Keith Louis Bildstein
Keith Louis Bildstein
OH 180
The interview was conducted in preparation for an article to be written by Ron Chepesuik. Dr. Bildstein discusses his personal and educational background, his interest in birds and biology and his career at Winthrop. Dr. Bildstein received his BS in biology from Muhlenberg College in 1972 and then his Doctorate from Ohio State University. He came to work at Winthrop University in the fall of 1978. He discusses his interest in birds, originating from his father’s pastime of pigeon racing, and his study of birds, why he prefers studying birds over mammals, and the development of the study of birds. He also talks about his professional career, teaching at Winthrop University and awards he has received as a researcher and professor. Dr. Bildstein left Winthrop in 1992 and later became Director of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and Director of Conservation Science at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.
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Reminiscences of Biology 213-214
Biology 213-214, Winthrop University, and COVID-19 Pandemic
OH 781
This collection of written reminiscences includes seven written accounts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 experience, notably from the student perspective. Seven college students from a Winthrop Biology course (BIO-213/214) share their experiences amid the pandemic. Notable topics of discussion include the COVID-19 virus, virtual learning, work, daily life, and higher education during the coronavirus global pandemic.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & African American Studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.).”
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Oral History - OH 742
Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ
OH 742
This interview was conducted by Margaret “Isa” Long with interviewee K as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History. The interviewee discusses his experiences amid the critical year 2020, particularly as a member of the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities. The interviewee details the challenges he continues to face navigating society as a Black queer person; in addition, he discusses his experiences as the child of Caribbean immigrants, often highlighting personal and familial struggles. He also sheds light on the social justice movement sparked in 2020 as well as the disconnect he, at times, feels within the Black community. Other notable topics of conversation include the red vs. blue political culture, homophobia and/or anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, race, and discrimination.
Interviewee K (He/They), a native of New York State, identifies as both “gender-fluid,” i.e. an individual who does not identity with a fixed gender, and transmasculine (or transmasc), a term used for someone whose gender identity or expression is predominantly male, though assigned female at birth. The interviewee currently resides in the state of Georgia and is an undergraduate student.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History & African American Studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.).”
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Interview with Harold T. Blackman
Harold T. Blackman
OH 203
In his interview with Michael Cooke, Harold T. Blackman (1915-1988) discusses his involvement with the Progressive Democratic Party. Mr. Blackman details the beginnings of the Progressive Democratic Party and the early work to bring more people from the black community into the political arena in South Carolina during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He also discusses the Palmetto Voters Association and their involvement and cooperation with the Progressive Democratic Party.
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Interview with Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker
Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker
OH 030
IN PROCESSING
Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker (1921-1995), formerly the executive secretary of the AFL-CIO Building Trades Council and a field representative for the Urban League, shares her recollections about Southern cotton mill town life and her trade union work activities since the mid-1940s including her involvement with strikes and lockouts. Also, she discusses her parents and grandparents, her childhood during the Great Depression, religion, political views, divorce, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), traveling and those who made an impression on her life.
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Interview with Major Charlton Hardin Blanks - VHP 107
Charlton Hardin Blanks and Veterans History Project
VHP 107
This interview with Major Charlton Blanks (1938- ) was conducted on July 23, 2023. Major Blanks is a Chester County, SC native and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He served in three tours in Vietnam in 1964, 1968, and 1975. After leaving the military he worked as a teacher of science and physics at Chester High School. Charlton also helped organize the first Chester County Veterans Day ceremony in 1995 and served as the Commander of the Chester Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). In this interview Charlton discusses his experiences in the military and in Vietnam. He also discusses growing up and living in Chester County, SC.
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Interview with Lillian Blonien
Lillian Blonien
OH 513
IN PROCESSING
Interviews with extension members and agents throughout the country documenting the history and development of the extension movement in the U.S. The interviews describe homemaking, child bearing and family management in the small towns and rural areas where they live. They also discuss the role of extension homemakers groups in their lives.
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Interview with Gilbert Blue
Gilbert Blue
OH 191
This interview was conducted in April 1985 by Ron Chepesuik with Gilbert Blue (1933-2016) who was the Chief of the Catawba Nation Chief Blue discusses the Treaty of 1840 and the Catawba’s efforts to reclaim their tribal lands. He discusses the reorganization of the Catawba leadership in 1974 in order to receive benefits from the state and federal governments. Chief Blue discusses getting both land and money for the Catawba people to use for things like education and development. They have financial support from the Native American Rice Fund, or N.A.R.F. He discusses the hope that the Catawba Nation would receive federal recognition for the tribe (which later occurred under his stewardship), a development fund for the Catawba nation, and more land.
